Archive World Cup 2002 News
Gomes gets United call (Aug 31, 2001)
Manchester United have made a late £7 million offer to sign Portuguese international forward Nuno Gomes from Fiorentina. . . . more . . .
Sunderland want Barmby (Aug 31, 2001)
Sunderland have offered Liverpool £7.5 million for England international Nick Barmby. . . . more . . .
Juventus fail with Liverani offer (Aug 31, 2001)
Juventus have failed in their latest attempt to sign Perugia play maker Fabio Liverani. . . . more . . .
Lyon try for Gomes (Aug 31, 2001)
Fiorentina are set to sell Portuguese striker Nuno Gomes to Olympique Lyon as the French club try to replace Steve Marlet ahead of tonight's Champions League player registration deadline. . . . more . . .
Eriksson looks to lead England to survival in Germany (Aug 31, 2001)
The biggest match of World Cup qualifying in Europe so far pits two recovering giants of the world game against each other in Group 9 as England and Germany renew a long standing rivalry, this time in Munich. . . . more . . .
Tinga drops out of Brazil World Cup squad (Aug 31, 2001)
Brazil midfielder Tinga has dropped out of the World Cup squad to play Argentina in Buenos Aires next week. . . . more . . .
Sukur frozen out at Ronaldo's Inter (Aug 31, 2001)
Internazionale have left Turkish striker Hakan Sukur out of their squad list for European matches in the UEFA Cup. . . . more . . .
Spain offer 2004 contract to coach Camacho (Aug 31, 2001)
The Spanish federation has offered national team coach Jose Camacho a contract extension to take him to the European Championships in 2004. . . . more . . .
Liverpool sign Kirkland for £8 million and Dudek (Aug 31, 2001)
Liverpool have landed Coventry City's highly rated goalkeeper Chris Kirkland for £8 million after Polish international Jerzy Dudek's move was thrown into uncertainty that was resolved when Liverpool registered both men for the Champions league. . . . more . . .
Italy on way to World Cup finals (Aug 31, 2001)
Italy will become the first country to qualify from Europe for the 2002 World Cup finals if they beat Lithuania tomorrow night. . . . more . . .
Beckham "ready" says Eriksson (Aug 31, 2001)
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson says David Beckham will play tomorrow night in the crucial 2002 World Cup qualifier against Germany. . . . more . . .
Egypt lose World Cup appeal (Aug 31, 2001)
Egypt have lost their appeal against a 2002 World Cup qualifying draw in Algeria last month which was held up by crowd trouble. . . . more . . .
Rangers sell Johnston to Middlesbrough (Aug 31, 2001)
Glasgow Rangers have sent Scottish international winger Allan Johnston to Middlesbrough. . . . more . . .
Hutchison goes back to West Ham for £5 million (Aug 30, 2001)
West Ham have broken their transfer record to bring midfielder Don Hutchison back to the London club. . . . more . . .
Liverpool to sign Dudek ahead of deadline (Aug 30, 2001)
Polish international goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek is to join Liverpool after Feyenoord agreed to sell their unsettled star for £4.85 million. . . . more . . .
AC Milan lead chase to sign Guardiola (Aug 30, 2001)
Spanish star Pep Guardiola will confirm his new club tomorrow with AC Milan and Parma AC rivalling Fulham for the creative midfielder. . . . more . . .
Koppel considers Cameroon offer (Aug 30, 2001)
African champions Cameroon have offered German coach Horst Koppel the chance to lead them at the World Cup finals next year. . . . more . . .
Heavily strapped Beckham trains by himself (Aug 30, 2001)
England captain David Beckham is back in training as he tries to recover from a groin injury that threatens his place in the 2002 World Cup qualifying decider in Germany on Saturday. . . . more . . .
Rangers want work permit for Arveladze (Aug 30, 2001)
Ajax Amsterdam striker Shota Arveladze is waiting a work permit after agreeing a transfer to Glasgow Rangers. . . . more . . .
African Player to the Year Mboma to join Tottenham (Aug 29, 2001)
Tottenham are to sign African Player of the Year Patrick Mboma from Parma AC for £8 million. . . . more . . .
Guardiola on way to Fulham (Aug 29, 2001)
Fulham hope to sign Spanish play maker Pep Guardiola by the weekend. . . . more . . .
McCarthy agrees loan move to Middlesbrough (Aug 29, 2001)
South African striker Benny McCarthy is to join Premiership strugglers on loan for a year. . . . more . . .
Carriere joins Lyon (Aug 29, 2001)
French international midfielder Eric Carriere is joining Lyon from Nantes in a move finalised today. . . . more . . .
Juventus try again for Liverani (Aug 29, 2001)
Juventus are making a last attempt to sign Fabio Liverani ahead of the Champions League registration deadline on Friday. . . . more . . .
Brazil name squad to survive in Argentina (Aug 29, 2001)
Brazil coach Luis Felipe Scolari has named the squad to face local rivals Argentina in a game next week which will help to decide Brazil's World Cup fate. . . . more . . .
Corinthians sell Ewerthon to Real Betis (Aug 29, 2001)
Corinthians have accepted a £7 million offer from Real Betis for striker Ewerthon. . . . more . . .
Ukraine send Levitsky for surgery (Aug 28, 2001)
Spartak Moscow and Ukraine goalkeeper Maxim Levitsky has been sent for an elbow operation and could miss the rest of this year. . . . more . . .
Fulham spend £13 million to sign Marlet (Aug 28, 2001)
Fulham are to complete the signing of Olympique Lyon striker Steve Marlet for £13 million by tomorrow. . . . more . . .
Bierhoff agrees to join AS Monaco (Aug 28, 2001)
Struggling AS Monaco have signed German veteran Oliver Bierhoff from AC Milan. . . . more . . .
Injured Boksic drops out of Croatia squad (Aug 28, 2001)
Croatia have ruled veteran striker Alen Boksic out of their 2002 World Cup qualifier against Scotland on September 1st. . . . more . . .
Beckham faces fitness decision tomorrow (Aug 28, 2001)
England captain David Beckham could undergo a scan on his injured groin before deciding if he is fit to play against Germany in Munich in a crucial 2002 World Cup qualifier on Saturday. . . . more . . .
Repka on way to West Ham (Aug 28, 2001)
West Ham are to complete the signing of Czech international defender Tomas Repka from Fiorentina later this week. . . . more . . .
Liverpool want Dudek to replace Westerveld (Aug 28, 2001)
Liverpool are back in talks to sign Polish international goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek from Feyenoord after Sander Westerveld cost the Anfield club a point at Premiership leaders Bolton Wanderers last night. . . . more . . .
Nesta: "I am staying at Lazio" (Aug 28, 2001)
SS Lazio captain Alessandro Nesta has denied Spanish press claims that a deal to take him to Real Madrid has been agreed. . . . more . . .
'Boro bid £8 million for striker McCarthy (Aug 28, 2001)
Middlesbrough have made an £8 million offer to Celta Vigo for striker Benny McCarthy. . . . more . . .
Croatia lose Rapaic from World Cup ties (Aug 27, 2001)
Croatian forward Milan Rapaic has dropped out of the World Cup squad to face Scotland in Glasgow on Saturday. . . . more . . .
United look at Blanc, Desailly and Terry (Aug 27, 2001)
P>Manchester United executive Maurice Watkins is in Milan to make an offer to French defender Laurent Blanc. . . . more . . .
Rui Costa faces long lay off after elbow surgery (Aug 27, 2001)
AC Milan star Rui Costa had an hour long operation to ease a build up of fluid in a dislocated elbow after an injury yesterday. . . . more . . .
Eriksson picks 25 for Munich mission (Aug 26, 2001)
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson has called up seven Liverpool players to face Germany in Munich next Saturday in a decisive 2002 World Cup qualifier. . . . more . . .
Arm injury mars Rui Costa debut for Milan (Aug 26, 2001)
New AC Milan star Rui Costa's debut lasted only seven minutes after an awkward fall injured his arm. . . . more . . .
Scholl misses England decider for Germany (Aug 26, 2001)
Germany have lost striker Mehmet Schol from their 2002 World Cup qualifier against England on September 1st. . . . more . . .
SS Lazio sign Stam for £16 million after United dump defender (Aug 26, 2001)
SS Lazio have signed Manchester United defender Jaap Stam for £16 million to solve an injury crisis at the satrt of the season. . . . more . . .
Vieri hits two to celebrate Italy recall (Aug 26, 2001)
Christian Vieri is back in the Italy squad and celebrated with two late goals in a home win Perugia. . . . more . . .
Juventus try for Giannichedda (Aug 24, 2001)
Juventus are trying to sign Giuliano Giannichedda for their midfield from SS Lazio. . . . more . . .
SS Lazio go for Cannavaro again (Aug 24, 2001)
SS Lazio are making a last attempt to sign Parma and Italy defender Fabio Cannavaro with a £35 million offer. . . . more . . .
United deny Cole offer has come in (Aug 24, 2001)
Manchester United have denied receiving an offer for striker Andy Cole. . . . more . . .
Djorkaeff and Jardel agree to join OM (Aug 24, 2001)
Olympique Marseille say they have reached agreement with Mario Jardel and Youri Djorkaeff to boost their attack. . . . more . . .
Preki gets recall in US injury crisis (Aug 23, 2001)
Glasgow Rangers midfielder Claudio Reyna may pull out of the US World Cup squad after suffering a recurrence of a groin injury in last night's Champions League defeat at Fenerbahce. . . . more . . .
Fulham go back in for Sukur (Aug 23, 2001)
Fulham have revived their interest in Turkish international Hakan Sukur. . . . more . . .
Deportivo dump Sampaio (Aug 23, 2001)
Deportivo La Coruna have dumped midfielder Cesar Sampaio. . . . more . . .
Newcastle put in £9 million bid for Cole return (Aug 23, 2001)
Newcastle United have offered Manchester United £8 million for striker Andy Cole. . . . more . . .
Scots reach World Cup decision time (Aug 23, 2001)
Scotland have named the squad to decide their World Cup destiny. . . . more . . .
Almeyda to Juventus and Guardiola to Parma is finalised (Aug 23, 2001)
Argentine international Matias Almeyda has played his last game for Parma AC and will join Juventus. . . . more . . .
Guardiola in talks to join Juventus (Aug 23, 2001)
Juventus hope to sign Spanish play maker Pep Guardiola by the weekend. . . . more . . .
Argentina to face Brazil without Veron (Aug 23, 2001)
Argentina have named a weakened squad to meet rivals Brazil in their World Cup qualifier next month. . . . more . . .
Voller chooses experience against England (Aug 23, 2001)
Germany coach Rudi Voller has chosen experienced players as he looks for the home point in Munich next weekend that will clinch a place in the 2002 World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
Russia choose veterans to chase World Cup wins (Aug 23, 2001)
Russia need one more win to claim at least a play-off place for the 2002 World Cup finals and coach Oleg Romantsev has announced his squad to play two matches next week. . . . more . . .
Eriksson says England must attack in Germany (Aug 22, 2001)
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson says his team will have to attack in Germany next week to stand any chance at all of automatic qualificaton for the 2002 World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
SS Lazio swap Mihajlovic for Repka (Aug 22, 2001)
SS Lazio have agreed to swap veteran defender Siniosa Mihajlovic for Czech international Tomas Repka. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid stay in talks with Vieira's agent (Aug 22, 2001)
Real Madrid remain interested in Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira and will meet his agent tonight says 'AS' newspaper. . . . more . . .
Valencia send Baraja for knee surgery (Aug 22, 2001)
Valencia say midfielder Ruben Baraja will miss the next month of the season after undergoing knee surgery. . . . more . . .
Greeks reject Turkish claims on Euro 2008 deal (Aug 22, 2001)
The Greek federation has denied Turkish claims that the two countries have settled plans to mount a joint bid to host the 2008 European Championships. . . . more . . .
Colombia's Castillo faces jail for car deaths (Aug 22, 2001)
Colombian striker Jairo Castillo is facing manslaughter charges after two sisters traveling in his car were killed in an accident at the weekend. . . . more . . .
Scala moves closer to Tunisia job (Aug 22, 2001)
Former Parma AC coach Nevio Scala could accept the offer to be new boss of Tunisia by the weekend. . . . more . . .
Irish name squad to decide Holland's World Cup destiny (Aug 22, 2001)
The Republic of Ireland have named their squad to try and halt Dutch progress to the 2002 World Cup finals. . . . more . . .
Croatia name squad to play Scotland (Aug 22, 2001)
Croatia have named their squad for two 2002 World Cup qualifiers and retained veteran forward Davor Suker who is a free agent at the moment. . . . more . . .
Salas move stalls on Kovacevic wage demands (Aug 22, 2001)
Marcelo Salas' transfer to Juventus has hit a problem with wage demands from Yugoslav striker Darko Kovacevic. . . . more . . .
Wlodarczyk signs for Auxerre (Aug 21, 2001)
Auxerre have signed Polish striker Piotr Wlodarczyk from Slask Wrocklaw to partner their striking sensation Djibril Cisse. . . . more . . .
Czechs name World Cup squad (Aug 21, 2001)
The Czech Republic have named an experienced squad to play two 2002 World Cup qualifiers next month. . . . more . . .
Lyon want more from Fulham for Marlet (Aug 21, 2001)
Olympique Lyon have told Fulham to offer at least £11 million for their French international striker Steve Marlet. . . . more . . .
Tunisia want Scala as new coach (Aug 21, 2001)
Tunisia have dropped interest in former Italy and AC Milan coach Cesare Maldini to replace Franco Scoglio as their national team coach. . . . more . . .
Davids gets start date to sue Blatter (Aug 21, 2001)
An Amsterdam judge has set August 29th as the starting date for Dutch international Edgar Davids' law suit against FIFA president Sepp Blatter. . . . more . . .
Teixeira to be questioned again about CBF corruption (Aug 21, 2001)
CBF president Ricardo Teixeira will be interviewed next month by Brazilian Senators on allegations of corruption made in a television documentary last week. . . . more . . .
French to send big guns to Chile (Aug 21, 2001)
World Cup holders France will take a full strength squad to Chile to face the South American side in Santiago. . . . more . . .
Solano ready for Newcastle exit (Aug 20, 2001)
Newcastle United will sell off Peruvian star Nolberto Solano if he continues to put country before club. . . . more . . .
Hristov leads FYR Macedonia team revolt (Aug 20, 2001)
Star striker Georgi Hristov is leading a team revolt against FYR Macedonia coach Gjore Jovanovski. . . . more . . .
Germany to open Seoul World Cup stadium in November (Aug 20, 2001)
Germany will help to open Seoul's World Cup stadium on November 11th. . . . more . . .
Injury problem forces Djalminha out of Liga opener (Aug 20, 2001)
Deportivo La Coruna have confirmed that Brazilian star Djalminha will miss the start of the Spanish season this weekend. . . . more . . .
Glasgow Rangers say no Hutchison deal yet (Aug 20, 2001)
Glasgow Rangers are to rival Celtic for the unsettled Sunderland midfielder Don Hutchison. . . . more . . .
Popescu joins Lecce (Aug 18, 2001)
Galatasary have sold defender Gheorghe Popescu to Italian club Lecce. . . . more . . .
Juventus want Baiocco and Liverani after Salas coup (Aug 18, 2001)
Juventus want to follow up the capture of striker Marcelo Salas by adding Davide Baiocco and Fabio Liverani to their midfield. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid deny transfer problem over Anelka cash (Aug 16, 2001)
Real Madrid have denied newspaper claims from England that they owe Arsenal money from the purchase of striker Nicolas Anelka in 1999. . . . more . . .
Ferguson gives good injury news to Rangers (Aug 15, 2001)
Scotland international Barry Ferguson will not need an operation on a persistent ankle injury. . . . more . . .
Real Madrid hit by loss of Helguera for two months (Aug 15, 2001)
Real Madrid midfielder Ivan Helguera faces a 2 month injury lay-off after breaking a bone in his foot. . . . more . . .
Inter confirm Ronaldo's return on Sunday (Aug 15, 2001)
Brazilian striker Ronaldo will play his first full match for Internazionale in a friendly at the San Siro against Nigerian champions Enyimba this weekend. . . . more . . .
Hagi undergoes kidney surgery (Aug 15, 2001)
Romanian legend Gheorge Hagi will miss his debut as coach of the national team tonight after undergoing emergency kidney surgery in Germany. . . . more . . .
AS Roma hunt Sorondo (Aug 14, 2001)
AS Roma have made an offer for Montevideo defender Gonzalo Sorondo. . . . more . . .
Injured Costa to miss Brazil crunch (Aug 14, 2001)
Brazil could replace midfielder Eduardo Costa with new Flamengo signing Marcio Vampeta for tomorrow night's 2002 World Cup qualifier against Paraguay. . . . more . . .
Desailly hints at Roma switch (Aug 14, 2001)
Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has hinted at a possible move back to Italy to join Scudetto champions AS Roma. . . . more . . .
West Ham want Repka (Aug 14, 2001)
West Ham have made an approach for Czech international defender Tomas Repka after signing Bosnian Mirsad Hibic from Atletico Madrid. . . . more . . .
Eriksson to pair Fowler and Cole in England attack (Aug 14, 2001)
England coach Sven Goran Eriksson says Andy Cole and Robbie Fowler will get "more than 45 minutes" in tomorrow night's friendly against Holland. . . . more . . .
Zidane says life in Madrid "very difficult" (Aug 14, 2001)
World record transfer signing Zinedine Zidane says his life at Real Madrid is "very difficult". . . . more . . .
Bierhoff to join OM this week (Aug 14, 2001)
AC Milan striker Oliver Bierhoff has agreed to join OM after a trip with Germany to Hungary for a friendly tomorrow night. . . . more . . .
Reyna gets new Rangers contract (Aug 14, 2001)
US international midfielder Claudio Reyna has extended his contract with Glasgow Rangers. . . . more . . .
Illness keeps Hagi from Slovenia trip (Aug 13, 2001)
New Romania coach Gheorghe Hagi is set to miss his first game in charge after illness prevented him travelling to Slovenia for Wednesday night’s friendly. . . . more . . .
Liverpool bring forward Baros move (Aug 13, 2001)
Liverpool have paid out £3.2 million to Banik Ostrava for striker Milan Baros. . . . more . . .
Five drop out of Germany squad to play Hungary (Aug 13, 2001)
Germany have been hit by five withdrawals as they prepare to travel to Hungary for a Budapest friendly on Wednesday night. . . . more . . .
Liverpool play down Owen to Inter talk (Aug 13, 2001)
Liverpool have denied they are in talks to sell Michael Owen to Internazionale. . . . more . . .
Tottenham sign US goalkeeper Kasey Keller (Aug 13, 2001)
US international goalkeeper Kasey Keller has joined Tottenham on a free transfer. . . . more . . .
Three drop out of Portugal squad (Aug 13, 2001)
Portugal have seen three players withdraw from their squad ahead of a friendly against Moldova on Wednesday night. . . . more . . .
Lens want Song (Aug 13, 2001)
French league leaders Lens are in talks to sign Cameroon defender Rigobert Song from West Ham. . . . more . . .
Camacho says free agent Guardiola cannot play for Spain (Aug 13, 2001)
Former FC Barcelona play maker Pep Guardiola will not play for the Spanish national team unless he finds a new cub to play for. . . . more . . .
Davids starts legal action over Blatter dope test claims (Aug 12, 2001)
Juventus and Holland midfielder Edgar Davids is taking legal action FIFA president Sepp Blatter over claims made on Dutch television that the banned midfielder had an unusually high red blood cell count. . . . more . . .
Tottenham want Keller (Aug 12, 2001)
Tottenham have made an offer for Rayo Vallecano goalkeeper Kasey Keller after the US international's move to Turkish club Besiktas fell through. . . . more . . .
Real Betis make move for Bierhoff (Aug 11, 2001)
Real Betis have made an offer to Oliver Bierhoff to come to Seville. . . . more . . .
New injury problem for Gerrard (Aug 11, 2001)
Liverpool star Steven Gerrard is again suffering with injury after breaking down in training with an ankle strain this week. . . . more . . .
Ikpeba to join Real Betis on loan (Aug 10, 2001)
Real Betis are to sign Borussia Dortmund forward Victor Ikpeba on loan for a year if the two clubs can agree a possible future transfer fee. . . . more . . .
Juventus offer contract to Pep Guardiola (Aug 10, 2001)
Juventus hope to seal the acquisition of former FC Barcelona star Pep Guardiola with the offer of a one year contract with options to extend. . . . more . . .
Ferguson: Scholes to partner van Nistelrooy in attack (Aug 10, 2001)
Manchester United are to start their Premiership campaign with new striker Ruud van Nistelrooy in partnership with Paul Scholes. . . . more . . .
Juventus try for Liverani 2002 deal (Aug 10, 2001)
Juventus are backing away from trying to sign Pwerugia midfielder Fabio Liverani and now asking to have a pre contract to buy the midfielder next year. . . . more . . .
Inter land Chiesa (Aug 10, 2001)
Internazionale are to sign Ernrico Chiesa from Fiorentina by the weekend after the Florence club accepted cash and striker Nicola Ventola for the striker. . . . more . . .
Hargreaves gets England call up with Germany looming (Aug 10, 2001)
Bayern Munich star Owen Hargreaves is a new inclusion by Sven Goran Eriksson in the England squad. . . . more . . .
Finidi George to complete Ipswich move tomorrow (Aug 08, 2001)
Finidi George is to join Ipswich Town later this week after agreeing a £4 million fee with Real Mallorca for the Nigerian star. . . . more . . .
SS Lazio offer Mihajlovic for Repka (Aug 08, 2001)
Fiorentina hope to sign veteran centre back Sinisa Mihajlovic from SS Lazio by next week with the Rome club offered the pick of the Fiorentina defence. . . . more . . .
Atletico Madrid try for Bogarde deal (Aug 08, 2001)
Atletico Madrid have offered £2 million to Chelsea for Dutch defender Winston Bogarde. . . . more . . .
Chelsea hand Babayaro new deal (Aug 08, 2001)
Chelsea have agreed a new four year contract with left back Celestine Babayaro. . . . more . . .
Lassissi leg break points AS Roma back to Desaillly (Aug 07, 2001)
AS Roma say defender Saliou Lassissi will miss at least the next five months after breaking his leg in a 3-1 friendly win over Boca Juniors. . . . more . . .
Kanu wants to rejoin "father" Moratti at Inter (Aug 07, 2001)
Arsenal striker Nwankwo Kanu has talked up a return to Inter. . . . more . . .
France game to end Zamorano's career with Chile (Aug 07, 2001)
Former Real Madrid and Inter striker Ivan Zamorano is retiring from the Chile team with the September 1st friendly against world champions France. . . . more . . .
France start World Cup season with Denmark friendly (Aug 07, 2001)
France start their preparations in earnest for next summer's World Cup finals with Nantes friendly against Denmark next week. . . . more . . .
France call off Italy friendly (Aug 07, 2001)
France and Italy have called off their planned friendly for next April. . . . more . . .
Paraguay name squad for Brazil mission (Aug 07, 2001)
Paraguay have named their squad to face Brazil in Porto Alegre next week in a vital 2002 World Cup qualifier. . . . more . . .
Southampton hope to sign Bierhoff tomorrow (Aug 07, 2001)
Southampton hope to sign Oliver Bierhoff tomorrow. . . . more . . .
Liverpool buy Banik star Baros for next year (Aug 07, 2001)
Liverpool have signed Banik Ostrava striker Milan Baros for £3 million for next year. . . . more . . .
Everton give up on Prodan (Aug 07, 2001)
Everton have abandoned plans to sign Romania captain Daniel Prodan. . . . more . . .
CBF: Rivaldo cannot play for FC Barcelona tomorrow (Aug 07, 2001)
The CBF may ask FIFA to throw FC Barcelona out of the Champions League unless Rivaldo turns up to training this week. . . . more . . .
Brazil release Rivaldo for Champions League date (Aug 06, 2001)
Rivaldo has been granted permission to miss Brazil training this week and take part in FC Barcelona’s Champions League qualifier on Wednesday night against Polish club Wisla Krakow. . . . more . . .
Rehhagel agrees terms with Greece after no-show by Venables (Aug 06, 2001)
Former England and Australia coach Terry Venables has backed out of plans to fly to Athens and be interviewed by the Greek FA to take charge of their national team. . . . more . . .
Brazil keep Junior away from Parma (Aug 06, 2001)
Parma AC have failed to get Brazilian winger Junior released by Brazil for their Champions League qualifier on Wednesday against Lille. . . . more . . .
Beckham: AC Milan in 2002 (Aug 06, 2001)
AC Milan will offer £45 million to sign Manchester United star David Beckham if the England captain does not agree a new contract with the Premiership champions. . . . more . . .
Voller names squad for Germany friendly (Aug 06, 2001)
Germany have announced their squad to face Hungary in a friendly on August 15th. . . . more . . .
Celtic make offer to Chelsea for Bogarde (Aug 05, 2001)
Glasgow Celtic have offered £2.5 million to Chelsea for Dutch defender Winston Bogarde. . . . more . . .
Colombia 2 Liberia 1 (Aug 05, 2001)
Colombia held on to beat Liberia 2-1 in an East Rutherford friendly at Giants stadium. . . . more . . .
Liverpool sign new contracts with three stars (Aug 05, 2001)
Liverpool say Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Dietmar Hamann have all signed new conracts. . . . more . . .
Davids facing eight month ban (Aug 03, 2001)
The Italian Olympic Committee want Juventus star Edgar Davids banned for eight months after failing a dope test last season. . . . more . . .
Blatter backtracks on Davids drug claim (Aug 03, 2001)
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has moved to calm anger from Juventus after comments he made to Dutch television about the dope test failure in March of their midfielder Edgar Davids. . . . more . . .
German clubs try to keep players out of Brazil friendly (Aug 03, 2001)
Bayern Munich, Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha Berlin have banded together to try and keep their Brazilian players from an August 12th friendly against Panama. . . . more . . .
PSG can play Ronaldinho after contract dispute ends (Aug 03, 2001)
Ronaldinho was cleared last night to start his European career with Paris St Germain. . . . more . . .
Zaragoza see Drulic suffer pre season injury (Aug 02, 2001)
Yugoslavian international Goran Drulic has suffered a knee injury in training with new club Real Zaragoza. . . . more . . .
Zenden signs for Chelsea (Aug 02, 2001)
Chelsea have signed Boudewijn Zenden from FC Barcelona The London club may now look to sell off players with Celestine Babayaro and others losing ground on the left side of the team with the arrival of the 24 year old. . . . more . . .
Australia set up Italy date for April (Aug 02, 2001)
Oceania champions Australia are to play Italy for the first time on April 17th next year. . . . more . . .
Inter move again for unhappy Chiesa (Aug 02, 2001)
Internazionale have renewed their interest in veteran striker Enrico Chiesa. . . . more . . .
Irish pick 39 players v Croatia (Aug 02, 2001)
Ireland coach Mick McCarthy has named 39 players as his initialpicks ahead of a friendly on August 15th. . . . more . . .
Tapie says Djorkaeff is not a target for OM (Aug 02, 2001)
Olympique Marseille sporting director Bernard tapie says his club do not want French veteran Youri Djorkaeff. . . . more . . .
Cafu misses Brazil's World Cup tie for nose surgery (Aug 02, 2001)
AS Roma defender Cafu has pulled out of the Brazil squad to face Paraguay in Porte Alegre on August 15th to go for more nasal surgery. . . . more . . .
Petkovic joins Wolfsburg (Aug 02, 2001)
Yugoslav international Dusan Petkovic has joined Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg from OFK Belgrade. . . . more . . .
Argentina continue to rest Batistuta from World Cup duty (Aug 02, 2001)
Argentina coach Marcelo Bielsa has again left star striker Gabriel Batistuta out of his World Cup squad. . . . more . . .
Philips are new World Cup sponsors (Aug 01, 2001)
Philips are new 2002 World Cup finals sponsors after completing taks with world governing body FIFA. . . . more . . .
Bayern's Kahn wins another award (Aug 01, 2001)
Bayern goalkeeper Oliver Kahn has scooped the German 'Player of the Year Award' for the second year running. . . . more . . .
Chelsea to sign Zenden tomorrow (Aug 01, 2001)
Chelsea hope to complete the signing of Boudewijn Zenden from FC Barcelona tomorrow. . . . more . . .
Ecuador name squad to face Argentina World Cup test (Aug 01, 2001)
Ecuador have included play maker Alex Aguinana in their squad to face Argentina in a 2002 World Cup qualifier on August 15th. . . . more . . .
Deportivo spend £9 million on Sergio Gonzalaez (Aug 01, 2001)
Deportivo La Coruna have gone back into the Spanish transfer market to sign Espanyol midfielder Sergio Gonzalez. . . . more . . .
AC Milan to ban any transfers from South America (Aug 01, 2001)
AC Milan will wign no more South America players as national team call-ups makes them too expensive says the club's vice-president Adriano Galliani. . . . more . . .
Greeks want Otto Rehhagel as their new coach (Aug 01, 2001)
The Greek FA hope to appoint Otto Rehhagel as their new national team coach at the weekend. . . . more . . .
FC Barcelona losing hope of Riquelme move (Aug 01, 2001)
FC Barcelona president Joan Gaspart says Juan Riquelme will not be joining the club until at least next summer. . . . more . . .
Japan and Australia to meet in new cup match (Aug 01, 2001)
Australia have named a weakened squad to face Asian champions Japan in Shizuoka on August 15th. . . . more . . .
